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by HotPearlSnatch
Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:08 pm
Forum: Sports Bar
Topic: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!
Replies: 25712
Views: 4508698

Re: The Song Title Thread - Pointless but Addictive!

You're Gonna Miss Me - 13 Floor Elevators.
by HotPearlSnatch
Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: How To Upload Pictures
Replies: 19
Views: 110694

Re: How To Upload Pictures

Still unable to upload pics here too.

I can't even upload an avatar pic, it says the image size is too big at 6kb...computer says no :0(
by HotPearlSnatch
Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Scooter Racing & Sprinting Events
Topic: Hill Climb Events?
Replies: 8
Views: 7913

Hill Climb Events?

Hey everyone, i used to go scooter racing with my good friend Tim back in the late 80s and we had a real blast. My fondest memories were not of the actual racing but the hill climb events. I can't recall where we would drive up to [from Norwich] but these hill climbs were just the best in terms of f...
by HotPearlSnatch
Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:28 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: GP vibration.
Replies: 9
Views: 3155

Re: GP vibration.

Yup, check your engine mounts also, might be perishing.

And check nothing else has unscrewed itself [Lambretta speciality], floor boards are a prime candidate for this and it can feel like the bikes about to rattle itself apart.
by HotPearlSnatch
Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:25 am
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Damaged Stop on forks
Replies: 5
Views: 2140

Re: Damaged Stop on forks

Good work!! I did the exact same thing recently on my frame breather build. I needed the stop on the forks [S2] extending, i simply migged a line and ground the face back flat, job done and it is very stable. Remember weld is actually considerably harder than the steel its on, case hardened in fact ...
by HotPearlSnatch
Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:21 am
Forum: Tech FAQ
Topic: Clubman exhaust recommendations?
Replies: 17
Views: 10732

Re: Clubman exhaust recommendations?

Essentially all good advice except i'd suggest that a clubman will improve the torque ever so slightly rather than any acceleration and/or top speed. I don't like the AF under kick start clubman at all. They seem to make the engine vibrate excessively, a VW reverse pipe clubman [again AF] is totally...
by HotPearlSnatch
Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:20 pm
Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
Topic: My S Type Long Term Build
Replies: 12
Views: 9661

Re: My S Type Long Term Build

Utterly beautiful!

I just welded a frame loop back onto a frame breather i am doing and i really appreciate the work thats gone into this build, especially at the initial steel working stage.

Total stunner, tell us about the engine [250!! ] Love it and warmest from London..
by HotPearlSnatch
Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:16 pm
Forum: Lambretta Tech
Topic: Starting Problems
Replies: 40
Views: 21018

Re: Starting Problems

Hey Blenks, sounds like the filter is the culprit. Good work and do post back. If you set the carb up to 'run' with a filter then you might wanna richen the mixture a bit as it will probably be set a little lean. That said if the thing runs and starts fine without adjusting the carb then leave well ...
by HotPearlSnatch
Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:33 pm
Forum: Scooterotica Tuning & Maintenance Information
Topic: what wire goes where?
Replies: 15
Views: 13376

Re: what wire goes where?

Hey Nick, I am so unsure of DC systems [never had a working one on a Lambretta] any chance of posting pics? Faced with this sort of dilemma i'd usually go through all options [regardless of color] until you get what you are looking for in terms of what does what and when [switch positions]. Sounds l...
by HotPearlSnatch
Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:26 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Greetings
Replies: 4
Views: 2645

Re: Greetings

Welcome and greetings.

Good luck with the S1. I am doing one from scratch.....what a labour of love!